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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say that men truly seek?
(a) Money.
(b) Power.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Immortality.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what book does Bobby read while he is on his dive job?
(a) Behemoth.
(b) The Portable Atheist.
(c) Leviathan.
(d) Man and Citizen.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, when Kline picks up Bobby, why does he motion to Bobby to be silent?
(a) Kline is in the middle of a conversation with someone on his carphone.
(b) Kline is concentrating on another missing person's case.
(c) Kline likes to save conversation for dinner.
(d) Kline thinks his car might be bugged with audio surveillance equipment.

4. Where does Bobby live when he arrives at his destination after leaving New Orleans for the winter?
(a) In his Mother's childhood house.
(b) In his father's childhood house.
(c) In a house owned by Jimmy Anderson.
(d) In an old farmhouse.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, who does the girl say made the dummy's suit?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Bobby's mother.
(d) The girl made it herself.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what animal does John see at the Absinthe House a while back?
(a) A two-legged dog.
(b) A Tongan chimp.
(c) A three toed sloth
(d) A hairy-eared dwarf lemur.

7. What does Bobby tell Kline happened two year earlier at his grandmother's family house in Tennessee?
(a) Guys in suits came to question Bobby's grandmother about Bobby's father.
(b) Guys in suits came and gave Bobby a lot of medals and a check and said it was owed to his father.
(c) People came to try and take Bobby's sister away.
(d) All of Bobby's father's papers were taken, along with family letter and photo albums.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, the next time the guys in suits show up, who do they show Bobby a picture of that he recognizes?
(a) Long John.
(b) His father.
(c) Oiler.
(d) His sister.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is Bobby's original major at college?
(a) Biology.
(b) Underwater welding.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Mathematics.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is in the old steamer trunk that is in the chicken house?
(a) The girl's comb,
(b) The girl's father's college papers.
(c) Bobby's diary.
(d) The girls grandmother's letters.

11. Why does Kline that Bobby does not want to open his sister's last letter to Bobby?
(a) Because then Bobby will know everything there is to know and the story will be over.
(b) He knows the letter is a love letter and he cannot acknowledge that love.
(c) He knows the letter is accusatory and he cannot face accusations from his sister.
(d) He knows the letter will direct him to do something he does not want to do.

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does the girl go to the hospital?
(a) To receive electroshock therapy.
(b) To talk to a therapist.
(c) To have a broken nose mended.
(d) To have an exploratory operation.

13. In Chapter 8, where does John say that he recently spent some time recovering?
(a) St. Jude's Hospital.
(b) Eastern State Hospital.
(c) Asante Central Hospital.
(d) Kaiser hospital.

14. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the real reason he changed his major?
(a) He feels alive when he is underwater.
(b) He loves the idea of managing risk.
(c) He has dreams about the piano.
(d) He knows the deep heart of number would be forever closed to him.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, who gives the girl's father the snazzy fountain pen?
(a) President Kennedy
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) President truman.
(d) President Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Bobby doing in Paris?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, Where does Bobby see John Sheddan?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what happens when Bobby tries to withdraw money from his bank?

4. In Chapter 8, where does Bobby go to work after leaving New Orleans?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?

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